Results for 'robert graves'

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  1. Imperium
    1. Robert Harris

    Imperium

    When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres.

    € 13,95
  2. Finding the Mother Tree
    1. Suzanne Simard

    Finding the Mother Tree

    Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest

    A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series... Just as she disinters earthy mushrooms and the finest of filaments, so she lays bare the human heart with moving simplicity... It is her gallant mission in the book and in her life - and one essential to combating the climate crisis - to make science more humanly engaged

    € 16,50
  3. Lustrum
    1. Robert Harris

    Lustrum

    It was Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power - Cicero is consul; Caesar, his ruthless young rival; Pompey, the republic's greatest general; Crassus, its richest man; Cato, a political fanatic; Catilina, a psychopath; and, Clodius, an ambitious playboy.

    € 13,95
  4. The Greek Myths
    1. Robert Graves

    The Greek Myths

    The Complete and Definitive Edition

    Among the most generous, self-willed, unseemly and brilliant writers of our century

    € 23,50
  5. Good-Bye to All That
    1. Robert Graves

    Good-Bye to All That

    An Autobiography
    € 42,95
  6. I, Claudius, Claudius the God
    1. Robert Graves

    I, Claudius, Claudius the God

    A masterpiece … Sympathetic and intensely involving: a great feat of the imagination.

    € 27,50
  7. The Radetzky March
    1. Joseph Roth

    The Radetzky March

    Roth's masterpiece: an epic, moving account of the final days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, told through the fortunes of one family.

    € 13,95
  8. Greek Myths
    1. Charlotte Higgins

    Greek Myths

    A new retelling of your favourite myths that puts female characters at the heart of the story

    Higgins is a wonderful scholar, and a great story teller. I've been loving these retellings, cleverly centered around the theme of myths told in tapestry.

    € 13,95
  9. The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry

    The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry

    Unrivalled for its range and intensity, the poetry of the First World War continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This title reflects the diverse experience of those who lived through the war - bringing together the words of poets, soldiers and civilians affected by the conflict.

    € 17,95
  10. The Collected Poems
    1. Robert Frost

    The Collected Poems

    Includes simple images that summon the rural landscape of New England, and the author unfailingly moves the reader with his profound grasp of the human condition. This title comprises all eleven volumes of author's poems.

    € 20,95
  11. Storm of Steel
    1. Ernst Junger

    Storm of Steel

    A memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism that illuminates the horrors as well as the fascination of total First World War, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. It provides an account of the terrors of the Western Front and of the sickening allure that made men keep fighting on for 4 long years.

    € 14,95
  12. Dictator
    1. Robert Harris

    Dictator

    ‘Confirms Harris’s undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller’ Daily Mail_________________LAWS ARE SILENT IN TIMES OF WAR.

    € 13,95